1 Samuel 13:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 13:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 13:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsem..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 13:5 — KJV
“And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.”
— 1 Samuel 13:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 13:5 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 13:5
“So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.”
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“And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;”
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“And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.”
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“And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:5: chariots, people, sand
“Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.”
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